Green Beans, Tofu & Pork Stir Fry
Serves 4
Directions
- 1Rough chop the garlic.
- 2Line up your green beans with the stem at the top.
- 3Trim off the stem of the green beans.
- 4Cut the green beans in half.
- 5Cut the firm tofu in half.
- 6Cut the tofu into cubes.
- 7Prepare the sauce by adding water (or chicken broth) and oyster sauce (or mushroom sauce substitute) to a measuring cup.
- 8Add regular soy sauce to the sauce mixture.
- 9Add dark soy sauce for color to the sauce mixture.
- 10Add chicken bouillon to the sauce mixture.
- 11Add sugar for balance to the sauce mixture.
- 12Add white or black pepper to the sauce mixture.
- 13Give the sauce a good stir.
- 14To your wok, add cooking oil.
- 15Add the cubed tofu to the wok.
- 16Leave the tofu alone for a couple of minutes on each side so it turns nice and golden.
- 17Set aside the fried tofu.
- 18Add a little more oil to the wok.
- 19Add the minced garlic to the wok.
- 20Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds.
- 21Add your ground meat to the wok.
- 22Once the ground meat is cooked through, add in the green beans.
- 23Give the green beans and meat a quick toss.
- 24Pour in the prepared sauce.
- 25Let the green beans cook for about 2-3 minutes if you like them crunchy.
- 26Pour in the cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water).
- 27Turn off the heat and then add in the fried tofu.
- 28Add a little drizzle of sesame oil.
- 29Give it one more gentle toss and dinner's ready.
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans
- 14 oz firm tofu, drained
- 0.5 lb ground pork, turkey, or chicken
- 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 0.75 cup water or chicken broth
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 0.25 tsp white or black pepper
- cooking oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Equipment
cleavercutting boardmeasuring cupspoonwokwooden spatula
Tips
- For a better hold when stir-frying, make sure to buy firm tofu.
- The curly end of the green bean is edible.
- If you want to make this vegetarian, just leave out the meat.
- If you like your green beans on the crunchy side, cook them for about 2-3 minutes.
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